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' WILL CLOSE UP HIGH SCHOOL IF ENOUGH PUPILS DO FARM WORK The Queen Elizabeth Way, dedi- cated June 7, 1939, by Queen Eliza- beth who gave Royal consent to the use of her name, combines in a uni- que manner the adirantages of a thoroughfare that is straight, wide, and safe for travel with the attrac- tion of a highway offering much in scenic beauty. In addition to pro- viding a short quick route between Toronto and Niagara Falls the roadway gives access to innumer- able points of historic and general interest in the peninsula, and cut- ting through orchards and skirting Lake Ontario has the benefit of beautiful surroundings. ' The express highway represents an expenditure of $10,000,000. and is the achievement of four years' effort by engineers and workmen who utilized the most modern high- way building machinery available. Throughout the 70 miles from Tor- onto to Niagara Falls sharp curves (Continued on page 8) The opening ceremony is to take place at the Henley Bridge, one of the most impressive structures on North American highways, a half- mile north of St. Catharines where the four lane route crosses the old Welland Canal. A. J. Haines, M.L.A., of Jordan is to be chair- man of the one hour program. Short addresses will be made by representatives of the municipali- ties and counties through which the road passes, and by executives of construction firms which com- pleted contracts in the construction of the highway. Hon. T. B. McQuesten To Of- ficiate At Ceremony Near St. Catharines To-morrow. Scissors held by Hon. T. B. Mc- Questen, Ontario Minister of High- ways, will, tomorrow evening snip a silken ribbon stretched across the Queen Eilzabeth Way, symbol- izing the formal opening of Can- ada’s most modern highway. Formal Opening Of New Highway "We always have a certain num- her of pupils who stay out of school to help with the farm work," he said. "It has been our policy to give them leave of absence. But there have never been enough re- maining out of school to warrant postponing the opening." "Classes will commence on Sep- tember 3rd unless a sufficient num- ber of students volunteer for farm work Iand reduce the classes, in which case they will be postponed," said Earl J. Marsh, chairman of the hoard, following the meeting. Mr. Marsh did not believe that there would be any necessity for post- poning the classes, however. In deciding to open the schools on the dates originally set the Board agreed that high school pu- pils should be "encouraged to regis- ter for farm help in order to assist in the harvesting of the crops of this district." Should a sufficient number register to make it im- practfcal.to hold classes at the high school, it will remain closed in ac- cordance with the recommendation of the Department of Education. It was emphasized that the high school would be opened on the third for registration even if it is found advisable to c'ose it for a while. The meeting, which was called to discuss school opening in the light of announcements from Queen's Park, also passed a resolution of sympathy to the family of the late Dr. L. J.'Simpson, Ontario Minis- ter of Education, who passed away earlier this week. Ts . By a motion passed at a special meeting of the Grimsby Board of Education last Tuesday evening it was decided to open both the public and high schools on September 3. Public School To Open On Third Of September-High School Pupils Register. VOL LvI--NO. 6 Week ending Sunday, Aug. 18 Temperatures : High-Monday and Sunday o................" degrees Low-Thursday .........52 degrees Precipitation w......................................) Meteorological STATION GRIMSBY 'lll'1he Chriirnshy Independent The members and their guests then adjourned to the banquet room where tables, .set for more than one hundred, were attractive with gladioli. A suitably engraved gavel was presented to Wor. Master Gordon Lipsit of the local lodge by Wor. Bro. Martin, of Master Builders' Lodge. The following toast list was hon- (Continued on page 8) Wor. Master Gordon Lipsit of the local lodge welcomed the visi- tors before turning over the chair to Very Wor. Bro. John Pearson, of Toronto, a summer resident at the Beach, who exemplified the first degree. It was noted that, since the passing of his father-in- law, the late Rt. Wor. Bro. Wilkin- son, Bro. Pearson has carried on the traditional custom of the an- nual visits. He was assisted in the degree work by Wor. Bro. Hugh Martin, Bros. N. D. McDonald, A. Gaylard, J. Waite, Purvis, J. Gilles- pie, W. Robinson, Very Wor. Bro. E. B. Thompson, Bros. Rev. A. L. Charles, Starr, J ackman, J. J effries and J. R. Bulmer. Although the annual visits have occurred continuously only since I900, or 40 years ago, it was in 1880 that Rt. Wor. Bro. Wilkinson, accompanied by Wor. Bro. Levi J. Clarke and Bro. Bradshaw left Grimsby Beach by rowboat to pay their first fraternal visit to Union Lodge. Friday evening's affair was doub- ly interesting in that the Master Builder's Lodge, of Kenmore, N.Y., was represented by close to twenty members. Realization of a four-year task, the completion of picturesque Queen Elizabeth Way, between Toronto and Niagara Falls, will be of- ficially observed Friday night at the Henley Bridge, near St Catharines, when the Hon. T. B. McQuesten, Provincial Minister of Highways, of- ficially opens the new four-lane route. The layout shows at top left, the Wilkinson Lodge, without dis- pensation, comprising masons from far and near who spend their sum- mers at Grimsby Beach, paid their annuhl visit to Union Lodge, No. 7, A. F. & A.M., Grimsby, last Friday evening. This was the sixieth an- niversary of the observance of this custom. " Sixieth Anniversary of First Visit of Mason Whose Name Borne By Summer Group. Annual Visit Of Beach Lodge Here Grimsby, Ontario, Thursday, August 22nd, 1940. McQuesten T 0 Open Scenic Queen Elizabeth Way Dance Proceeds it" For Red Cross Mr. Wallace Woods, who is in charge of f the Saturday Night Dances at the Grimsby Golf Club is very generously giving part of the proceeds of the Dance on Sat- urday evening August 31st to the local Red Cross Fund. The Red Cross Branch greatly appreciates Mr. Woods' effort for their war work and asks all who possibly can to patronize this dance on that evening. His Excellency the Earl of Athlone, Governor-General of Can- ada, and Her Royal Highness Princess Alice, will pass through Grimsby Tuesday morning on their way to St. Catharines where they have a round of engagements to fill starting at eleven o’clock. The vice-regal party will travel by motor from Hamilton. Shown above is the Gover- nor-General and Princess Alice with Lleut. General A. G. McNaughton, officer commanding the First Division of the C.A.S.F. in England. Here Next Tuesday Morning Accordingly, there will be a fall- in at the High School Grounds at six p.m., and those who have cars available are asked to bring them Local Guards To Attend Opening The Grimsby Company of the Lincoln Civil Volunteer Police has been invited to attend the opening of the M Queen Elizabeth High- way to-morrow evening at St Catharines. Dress for this occasion will be medals, berets and arm-bands. Henley Bridge which spans the old Welland Canal and at the right one of the impressive carved stone approaches to the bridge symbolic of the prow of an old vessel. Beneath is a typical stretch of the dual high- way. A. J. Haines, M.L.A., of Jordan, inset, will preside at the opening ceremony. . UPPER SCHOOL EXAM RESULTS SfNENTY-'rHREE HUNDRED MEN IN TRAINING AT NIAGARA CAMP Students' Standings Made At Local High School Now Announced. Here are the results of the Upper School Examinations written at the Grimsby High School. The follow- ing symbols are used: . Ist-io-loot/o; 2nd-66%-74%; Brd-60%-65%; C--A0%-59%. Shirley Heatheote-M. Hist. 2nd, Geom. 2nd, Trig. lst, Lat. A. lst, Lat. Comp. lat. Joan 1aaad--E. Comp, 3rd. Ross Lipsit - Physics 2nd, Fr. Comp, C. Gerald McGregor - Geom. C. Jessica MeIntyre--E. Comp. C, E. Lit. 2nd. Isabel Pickett - M. Hist. C, Geom. C, Trig. .c, Lat. A. 2nd, Lat. (Continued on page 8) Elizabeth Buthan--E. Comp. lst, E. Lit. 2nd. Jane Dulmage--E. Comp. 2nd, E. Lit. 2nd. John Meyers - M. Hist. C, Alg. lst, Geom. lst, Trig. lst, Phys. Ist, Chem. 2nd, Lat. A. Ist, Lat. Comp. Ist, Fr. A. lst, Fr. Comp. lst. Douglas Parsonage-E. Comp. C, Trig. C, Chem. 2nd. Jean Pettit - Alg. 2nd, Geom. 2nd, Trig. lst, Phys. 2nd, Fr. A. 2nd, Fr. Comp. 2nd. Olga Andreychu)r---M. Hist. C, Geom. 3rd, Trig. lst, Phys. 2nd, Chem. 2nd, Lat. A. lst, Lat. Comp, 2nd. ' Jane Maeder -... E. Comp. C, E. Lit. 2nd. Audrey Merritt-E. Lit. C. Barbara Metcalfe-E. Comp. 2nd, E. Lit. 2nd. Katharine Metcalfe-M. Hist. C, Geom. 2nd, Trig. 2nd, Chem. C, Lat. A. 1st, Lat. Comp. 2nd. Glenn Pettit - E. Lit. C, Chem. 2nd. Alfreda. Bingle-Geom. C, Trig. C, Lat. Comp. C. Lawrence 1i'aullmer--E. Lit. C, Geom. C, Lat. A. C, Lat. Comp. C. Gordon Marr-M. Hist. C,- Alg. C, Geom. 2nd, Trig. 2nd, Phys. 2nd, Chem. 2nd, Lat. A. 2nd, Lat. Comp. $2.00 Per Year, $2.50 In U.S.A., 5e Per Copy N o Registration Last-Minute Rush The camp itself is laid out on a broad field, and approaching it the visitor does not find barbed- wire entanglements surrounding it nor heavily-armed guards pacing at the entrance to the grounds. There are, however, places for men to stand, and presumably the swing- gate which hung wide open during the day is closed on occasions. Guards had been noticed, however, Orderly C. a m p Impresses Writers Paying Visit To Grounds. on the approaches to the canal and nearby power sub-stations. Any pre-conceived notion that a military camp might be a closely (Continued on page 8) Vast Majority Of Citizens In Grimsby Signed Up Monday And Tuesday-a-Very Quiet Last Night. Grimsby citizens turned out to register on Monday and Tuesday, but by the time Wednesday had rolled around the expected last minute rush had been safely elud- ed, and the registrars wound up yesterday evening chatting and looking after the occasional indivi- dual that came in. The names in brackets indicate where purchases were made by the winners. the local merchants: $3.00--Mrs. T. Warner, (Carroll’s Grocery); $2.00 - David Cloughley (C. J. Love); $1.00---Mrs. Geo. Hildreth, (D. E. Anderson); J. Strachan, (C. J. Love), Teddy Robertson, (C. J. Love); Frances Lawrie, (Dominion Stores); Ian Marr, (Dominion Stores); Charles Tweney, (A. & P. Ltd.); Mrs. C. Terryberry, (A. & P. Ltd.) On what one officer described as the most perfect camp-site in Can- ada live seven thousand three hun- dred officers and men comprising units of Canada's permanent and non-permanent forces. Through the kindness of Col. R. E. Smythe, commandant of the Hamilton and Niagara Peninsula Military Dis- trict No. 2, press writers were last Tuesday afternoon allowed to see for themselves Just what a modern war-time military camp is, and af- ter their inspection were guests of the officers at dinner in the mess. Approaching the camp from the highway one is struck with the compactness of hundreds of tents and huts in their orderly rows, and with the air of freedom and friend- liness which seems to pervade the place. Coming up from Niagara- So sure of themselves were the workers at the high school that they started to sort and bundle long before the last minute, and when ten o’clock came there was nothing to do but call it a day, turn out the lights and lock up. The following were the winners of cash vouchers at Saturday night's draw staged weekly throughout the summer months by During the first day, Monday, 1052 people of this town rolled up to tell all about it at the high and public schools. The second day less than half that number appear- ed as 519 spilled the secret of their ambitions and ability as nurse- maids to bovines. Yesterday the number was also low, and several citizens who had volunteered to act as shock-troops against the expect- ed rush sat reading magazines or chatting. Local Merchants' Draw Winners on-the-Lake stories are told of the excellent behaviour of the men when they are in town on a leave. The citizens and summer residents spoken to before this writer had reached his destination are empha- tic in their praise of the orderly conduct of the troops, pointing out that with so many men it is not unusual to have some trouble. Today, if there are any persons who have not registered they are obliged to do so at the post office, and in addition they are liable for prosecution for not having their card.